I first learned the Horizons of Focus from my friend and collaborator, David Allen, author of the bestselling Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. and creator of the GTD methodology. David was personally involved in the testing of eProductivity, an add-on for IBM Lotus Notes that I designed to help people get more done with less stress.

This is the end of my four steps to close out the year. I hope they've made you more confident that you're prepared for 2015. These tips have been based on my experience with GTD over the years, and I look forward to sharing more of what I've learned in the future.

Happy New Year!

Eric

P.S. Share your own insights

What tips, tricks, tools, or habits have you found helpful to review your year? Or is there anything you'd like help with to close out 2014? Either way, I'd like to hear it in the comments!

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My 4th step to close out the year: Get a high-altitude view of your life

Here's how I plan to keep my own Horizons of Focus up-to-date.

As an eProductivity user, I cracked the software wide open when I first got it -- I wanted to see everything it had to offer (can I get a shout-out for the AutoParser?)

I dove right into the Horizons of Focus, filled them all out, tucked them away, and have hardly touched them since.

The real trick with GTD is keeping your systems current -- because I don't have a consistent routine to review them, they've inevitably fallen behind.

Following Matt Perman's concept of a Weekly Routine in his book, What's Best Next?, I'm going to start mapping out my week in large (but flexible) chunks of time, which will include scheduled reviews of all my systems.

I think this Weekly Routine thing would be a great concept for anyone looking to get "back on the wagon" with GTD!